Since September I have been hosting quiz nights on Sundays at a local pub, as explained in this piece. Here’s a record of the 10 rounds of questions for the quiz on Sunday 17 November 2024.
Round 1: General Knowledge
- What is the capital city of Azerbaijan?
- Who is the current Chancellor of Germany?
- Who is the only golfer with more major titles than Tiger Woods?
- In which 1987 movie did Inigo Montoya exact revenge against a six-fingered man?
- As is the chemical symbol for which element?
Round 2: Music : The Titles Run On (and on)
Each of these clues leads to UK #1s by two different artists which “run on”: the end of one title is the start of another. For example. Vanilla Ice (1990) / Supremes (1964) would give the answer Ice Ice Baby Love. Put the two titles together for each answer
- The Beatles & Billy Preston (1969) / England World Cup Squad (1970)
- Alice Cooper (1972) / Chris Farlowe (1966)
- Status Quo (1975) / Men at Work (1983)
- KC & the Sunshine Band (1983) / Althia & Donna (1978)
- The Real Thing (1976) / Bryan Adams (1991)
Round 3: Quiz Shows: Name the Host
Match the quiz show to the host
| The Show | Match to the correct host |
| The Tournament | Jason Manford |
| Bridge of Lies | Danny Dyer |
| Unbeatable | Alex Scott |
| The Wall | Roman Kemp |
| The Finish Line | Ross Kemp |
Round 4: Music 4-letter #1s
You will hear clips from 5 UK #1s. The titles are all a single 4-letter word. What is that 4-letter word?
- 60s [Crazy World of Arthur Brown]
- 70s [Gary Numan]
- 80s [Irene Cara]
- 90s [Shakespear’s Sister]
- 00s [Kaiser Chiefs]
Round 5: Flags with Union Jacks: name the country
End of Part One
Round 6: Old and New Grounds
The following clues relate to the names of football stadiums (stadia if you prefer). Part of the name relates to the name of a former stadium of a professional English football club and part of it refers the name of their new stadium. The answer to each question is the name of the football club.
For example, Leicester City used to play at Filbert Street and now play at the King Power, so if the clue were Filbert Power, or King Filbert, the answer would be Leicester City.
- Mary’s Dell
- Griff Tec
- Roker Light
- American Gold
- Baseball Pride
Round 7: all the vowels appear exactly once
The answers to the following clues all include each vowel (A E I O U) exactly once. The number in brackets indicates the number of letters in the answer.
- Jane Austen novel, first published posthumously in 1817 (10)
- East African country bordered by eSwatini, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe (10)
- US name for a prison, the first word in the title of an Elvis Presley #1, the UK’s best-selling record of 1957 (9)
- A variety of redwood tree found in North America (7)
- The “B” in ASBO (9)
Round 8: You might as well have a guess
- “Mr and Mrs Clark and Percy” is a 1970s work by which Bradford-born artist?
- “Face Yourself” is a 2018 album by which Korean Boy Band?
- “Haven’t Met You Yet” was a Top 5 hit for which Canadian crooner?
- “Forever the fragrance of the moment” is the slogan of what Chanel perfume?
- Qutang is the shortest of the Three Gorges on which Chinese River?
Round 9: They only wrote one opera
This round is about composers who only completed one opera. Name the composers of the following works, in each case their only completed opera.
| Opera | Match to the correct composer |
| Fidelio | Schumann |
| Pelléas et Mélisande | Bartok |
| Duke Bluebeard’s Castle | Messiaen |
| Genoveva | Debussy |
| Saint François d’Assise | Beethoven |
Round 10: Pot Luck (and Miranda)
- WOBBLY EMBRYO is an anagram of which tube station?
- Miranda is a moon of which planet?
- Miranda is the daughter of Prospero in which Shakespeare play?
- What is the surname of the comedian whose self-titled sitcom is called “Miranda”?
- Which European Microstate has the longest name of any country which is known in English by a single word (13 letters)?
Tie-break Question
According to the 2024 figures on Worldometer, what is the population of Indonesia in millions?
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